Nonstop flight route between San Andres Island, Colombia and Merced, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ), San Andres Island, Colombia and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,937 miles (or 4,727 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Merced Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADZ / SKSP |
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Location: | San Andres Island, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°35'0"N by 81°42'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADZ |
More Information: | ADZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCE / KMCE |
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Location: | Merced, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
Area Served: | Merced, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ):
- Because of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) is El Embrujo Airport (PVA), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNE of ADZ.
- Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport", another name for ADZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Gustavo Rojas Pinilla".
- The furthest airport from Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (meaning Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On August 16, 2010, AIRES Flight 8250, crashed when on approach to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport.
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- During the 1950s the airport was used to service United States Armed Forces aircraft, and a land acquisition in February 1955 allowed runway 12/30 to be extended.
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Merced Regional Airport is a base for Medi-Flight Northern California, an air ambulance service provided by Mercy Air, a subsidiary of Air Methods.
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Merced Regional Airport covers 766 acres at an elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level.
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was formerly served by Air Pacific, American Eagle, Golden Gate Airlines, United Airlines, United Express and US Airways Express.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
- The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.